backdate — ack date v. t. 1. to make effective from an earlier date; to make retroactive. The increase in tax was backdated to January. Syn: back date [WordNet 1.5] 2. to affix a date earlier than the present date; sometimes done for fraudulent purposes.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
backdate — also back date, by 1881 (implied in back dated), from BACK (Cf. back) (adv.) + DATE (Cf. date) (v.1). Cf. ANTEDATE (Cf. antedate). Related: Backdated; backdating … Etymology dictionary
backdate — ► VERB Brit. 1) make retrospectively valid. 2) put an earlier date to (a document or agreement) than the actual one … English terms dictionary
backdate — ☆ backdate [bak′dāt΄ ] vt. backdated, backdating to date before the actual date; predate … English World dictionary
backdate — v. (D; tr.) to backdate to (to backdate an agreement to the beginning of the year) * * * [ˌbæk deɪt] (D; tr.) to backdate to (to backdate an agreement to the beginning of the year) … Combinatory dictionary
backdate — transitive verb Date: 1944 to put a date earlier than the actual one on < backdate a memo >; also to make retroactive < backdate pension rights > … New Collegiate Dictionary
backdate — UK [ˌbækˈdeɪt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms backdate : present tense I/you/we/they backdate he/she/it backdates present participle backdating past tense backdated past participle backdated 1) to make a rule or law start to be effective from… … English dictionary
backdate — /bak dayt /, v.t., backdated, backdating. to date earlier than the actual date; predate; antedate: Backdate the letter so he ll think I wrote it last week. [1945 50, Amer.; BACK2 + DATE1] * * * … Universalium
backdate — back|date [ˌbækˈdeıt US ˈbækdeıt] v [T] 1.) to make something have its effect from an earlier date backdate sth from/to sth ▪ The pay increase will be backdated to January. 2.) AmE to write an earlier date on a document or cheque than when it was … Dictionary of contemporary English
backdate — [[t]bæ̱kde͟ɪt[/t]] backdates, backdating, backdated also back date VERB If a document or an arrangement is backdated, it is valid from a date before the date when it is completed or signed. [be V ed to n] The contract that was signed on Thursday… … English dictionary
